Counter-seat pedestal



Nov. 3, 1931. 1 M. MICHELSON COUNTER SEAT PEDESTAL Filed March 20, 1930 lllll 1H! ml xlm ZN PEA/Tow lllll llll x1 Patented Nov. 3, 1931 LAWRENCE M. MIGHELSON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI COUNTER-SEAT PEDESTAL This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pedestals for counter stools.

In pedestals of this type, it is desirable to have the shaft section of the pedestal finished C in various colors in order to harmonize with the color scheme of' the restaurant. However, the base section of the pedestal should be finished in subdued colors, such as black 'or gray. As the pedestals are generally porcelain enameled or electro-plated, it is not practicable toenamel or electro-plate a onepiece pedestal with more than one finish, and, therefore, when thepedestal is enameled or electr'o-plated both the shaftsection and base section are finished alike.

,The primary object of the p're'sentinvention is to provide a pedestal for counter stools wherein the shaft section and the base section are formed separate from each other so that they can be finished in any desired color or manner and assembled together on the job. Thus, for example, the base section can be electro-plated in brass and'the shaft section chromium-plated or enameled in any color desired, and various other color combinations can be used. i

Other objects of the invention areto provide a pedestal for counter stools having separable shaft and base sections whereby said sections can be packedseparately' in nested relation, thereby effecting great sav-- ing in shipping and storage charges since the shafts and bases can be packed separately in groups of about forty sections, while the present type pedestals can be packed only ten to a crate. Furthermore, by the use of separate sections it is necessary to carry in stock only basesections which can be installed on the job immediately, while the shaft sections can ,be ordered and installed later. These shaft sections can be shipped by express, whereas the complete pedestals cannot be so shipped. Also shaft sections of various heights can be used to compensate for the variations in the floor level. 7

a, Application filed March 20, 1930. Serial No. 437,526.

Still further objects of the invention are to provide a pedestal for counter stools comprising separate shaft and base sections, whereby the latter canbe readily attached 1n position on the floor and the fasteningmeans used for this purpose concealed when the shaft section is assembled on the base section.

And with the above and other objects in view, my invention resides in the novel feathree of form, construction, arrangement, and combinationof parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is an elevational View of a counter-seat having a pedestal embodying my invention; 7

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmental longitudinal sectional view of the counter-seat pedestal; and 5 Figure 3 is a sectional plan view through the pedestal taken approximately on the line 33, Figure 2.

Referring now more in detail and by reference characters to the drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of my invention, the pedestal includes a base section A which may have any suitable contour and configuration, and which is adapted to rest on a floor or other place'of support Bi Base A is preferably a hollow casting and is medially formed in its upper wall a with a cupshaped recess or seat, as at b, the end or bottom wall 1 of which is centrally apertured, as at 2, and permanently suitably fixed in '80 recess 6 and substantially forming-an integral part of the base A isja sleeve or coupling 3, internally threaded, as at 4.

Adapted for co-operation with base section A in the formation of the pedestal, is a body-member or post or shaft section C, which may likewise have any suitable contour and configuration, and which is also preferably a hollowcasting'provided at its lower end with an annular outwardly presented '90 flange 5, and co-operatively fixed in and forming a part or extension of said post or shaft section C, is a second sleeve 6 adapted to fit within the base-sleeve 8 and externally threaded, as at 7, for detachable or separable engagement therewith, the flange 5 having preferably the same overall or diametrical dimension as the upper wall a of base A so as to symmetrically and neatly at its under face seat upon the base A when the sleeve 6 is in engagement with the base at its said sleeve 3.

In use and practice, the floor or other support B is provided at the proper stool-location with an embedded or otherwise fixed upstanding bolt or the like 8. The base A is then fitted over the bolt 8 to rest upon the floor B therearound, the free end of the bolt 8 projecting upwardly through the aperture 2 to receive a securing-nut 9, whereby the base A is rigidly fixed to the floor or support B. The post or body-member C is thereupon threaded at its sleeve 6 into engagement with the base A, whereby the post C is rigidly secured in upstanding position to suitably support the seat proper D, the described base or pedestal securing means being, at the same time, wholly concealed.

I am aware that modifications in the form, construction, arrangement, and combination of the several parts of my new pedestal may be made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the nature and principal of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A counter-seat including a pedestal, in combination with. means for detachably securing the pedestal in upstanding position upon a support, said means comprising a base having a cup-shaped internally threaded recess in its upper wall, a fastening-member engaging said support and the end-wall of said recess, the pedestal being adapted to seat upon the upper wall of the base over an about said recess and concealing the upper end of the fastening member, and a threaded extension on the pedestal fitting in, and engaging the threaded wall, of said recess.

2. A counter-seat including a pedestal, in combination with means for detachably securing the pedestal in upstanding position upon a support, said means comprising a base having a cup-shaped recess in its upper wall, said recess having an aperture in its end wall, a fasteninganember fixed to and upstanding from the support and projecting at an end into said recess through said aperture for receiving a base-securing member, the pedestal being adapted to seat upon the upper wall of the base over and about said recess and concealing the upper end of the fastening member and also said securing member, a threaded sleeve fixed in said recess, and a threaded extension on the pedestal fitting in, and engaging the threaded wall of, said recess.

3. In a counter stool, a pedestal comprising a shaft section and a base section, said base section being provided at its upper end with a central upwardly presented seat internally threaded, and said shaft section being provided at its lower end with a nipple portion externally threaded for engagement with the internally threaded seat of said base, and means engaging the bottom wall of said seat and the floor for anchoring said base in position.

4. A pedestal for counter stools comprising a base section having its upper end spaced from the floor to which it is attached and provided with an upwardly presented internally threaded seat, the bottom wall of which is formed with a central aperture, and a shaft section having its lower end provided with a tubular extension externally threaded and screw-seated in said threaded seat of said base section, said shaft section being provided near said extension with an annular collar adapted to bear against the upper end of said base section when said sections are assembled together, and means engaging the bottom of said seat of said base section and extending downwardly through the central aperture thereof and engaging the floor'for anchoring said base in position.

5. A pedestal of the class described comprising a hollow base section having its upper end spaced from a floor and provided at said end with an upwardly presented cup-shaped seat internally threaded, the bottom wall of said seat being provided with an aperture, and a shaft section having its lower end flanged for engaging the upper end of said base and having a tubular extension externally threaded for engaging the internally threaded wall of said seat whereby said sections are secured together, an anchoring member secured to the floor and extending up wardly and having its upper end extending through said aperture into said seat, and means for engaging the projecting end of said anchoring member and securing the base thereto.

6'. In a pedestal of the class described, a hollow base section having its upper end formed with an outwardly presented seat internally threaded to receive the threaded extension of a shaft section. the bottom wall of said seat being spaced from the fioor line and provided with a central aperture, and an anchoring member secured to the floor and extending upwardly through said base and through said aperture into said seat and engaging the bottom wall thereof for securing the base section in position.

7. In a counter stool, a pedestal comprising a shaft section and a base section, said base section being provided in its upper end with an upwardly presented seat internally threaded, ahd said shaft section being provided at its lower end with a shouldered externally threaded portion for engagement with the internally threaded seat of said base, and means engaging said base section and the floor for anchoring said base in osition.

In testimony whereo I have signed my name to this specification.

LAWRENCE M. MICHELSON. 

